590 Orrong Road – construction central

Wondering if it’s worth actively joining the fight? Consider how long 12 towers take to build. Consider four years of noise, dust, semi-trailers, detours and disruption. They start early and work weekends. There goes the neighbourhood. Fighting the towers now saves years of regret later. We need your help now. Too few are doing too much and we’re missing out on major opportunties. Call Brett if you want to do something. 9017 1062.

It takes a lot of noise and inconvenience to destroy a suburb.

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I used to be against these developments, but with urban sprawl going out of control I now prefer these disused sites be used for residential purposes instead. For me the environment should come first but too many inner suburban residents are trying to stop medium density projects while the sprawl continues further. It’s very unsustainable and damaging to our environment and food bowl. We need to save our farms and protect our native flora and fauna. I understand the pain though. Population growth is the problem. We need to tackle that.

This development means traffic gridlock, overflowing train stations and tram stops, no more on-street car parking, a blighted skyline and less privacy for current residents. It will also impinge on adjoining public land. It defies the lowrise local residential style.

This development will set a precedent for further development.

This is a rare opportunity for Stonnington to increase open space, develop a school or a stellar medium density residential development. We do not need another Docklands.

Already we know that Toorak Station is within developers' sites. How long before Hawksburn and Armadale are redeveloped?

Stonnington Council - after much campaigning - refused the permit but developer Lend Lease successfully overturned this decision at VCAT. This VCAT decision is in turn being appealed in the Supreme Court in April 2013.

Our opponent is smart, moneyed, experienced and well connected. We won't win this without your help.

Lend Lease has 'consulted' but never compromised. They entirely underestimated our ability to fight their plan.

Reading this is just the beginning - we need you to work with us to fight the towers.